ALBAWABA- Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are set to introduce new biometric passports as part of their exit from the Economic ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have unveiled plans to introduce biometric passports as part of their new regional ...

The cost of the new passport remains unknown. It is unclear if the list of countries within which Malians, Burkinabés and ...

Hungary has bucked a trend by Western nations to withdraw from the Sahel region of Africa where Russia has increased its ...

Extremist attacks in Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara in Africa, have proliferated in recent months: Last ...

Devastating floods in the Sahel region leave 30 dead and a million affected. Aid agencies warn of waterborne disease ...

Drone strikes carried out by the Malians in Tinzawaten serve as a reminder that these aircraft are now a critical part of the ...

For years the U.S. has indirectly contributed to an outbreak of terrorist violence in a region of West Africa known as the Sahel. Ongoing conflicts in the Sahel region, spanning from Senegal to ...

African states need to start working more closely with their neighbours, both in terms of purchasing disaster supplies as well as in responding to emergencies. Many African countries are very small, ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — all led by military juntas — have announced plans to introduce a new biometric passport. It’s the latest step in their withdrawal from the regions’ main bloc of nations: ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have formed the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) to reject Western pressures and establish a ...

The recent closure of the last US military base in Niger highlights a shifting geopolitical landscape in which Sahelian countries are diversifying their partnerships beyond traditional Western allies, ...